Food Manufacturing

Aaeon stainless steel computers for rugged touch panels

Review Display Systems Ltd (RDS) is announcing the availability of two new Aaeon stainless steel, fanless, anti-scratch touch panel computers. Aaeon AFP-6152 (15") is based on the Intel Atom Pineview D525 processor while Aaeon AFP-6123 (12.1") is based on the Intel Atom Cedarview D2550 - both requiring a 9-30V DC supply, and delivering screen brightness of 400 and 500 nits respectively.

20th March 2013

Nanofiltration system provides better water

The F-caffè water treatment system from Becktech uses nanofiltration membranes and has a range of applications in vending machines and food process machinery, and is especially suited to being integrated into professional espresso coffee machines as the membrane is activated by the same volumetric pump used in these machines, and ensures excellent water for a better-tasting coffee.

11th March 2013

An intrinsically safe thermal imager for Zone 1 environments

The TC7000 intrinsically safe radiometric thermal imaging camera from CorDEX Instruments provides industry with the means to conduct infrared inspection in Zone 1, explosive environments as well as all other areas. There is no need for hot work permits; inspection across the site can be continuous. And thanks to the inclusion of RFID technology, all findings can be tagged to a location and easily documented.

6th March 2013

Bottle drying system enables increased cider production

ACI has supplied a blower-powered bottle drying system at the Woodchuck Cidery's state of the art cider production facility in Proctorsville, Vermont. The drying system was based on ACI's JetPlate system, and was installed to help keep up with growing demand and to satisfy today's labelling and ink jet coding requirements.

5th March 2013

The future of advanced handling

With increased demands in the food manufacturing and packaging industry to improve energy efficiency and reduce operational costs, plant managers are reviewing their automation systems. Nigel Dawson of Festo reviews the next generation of handling systems and discusses the advantages of systems that operate using parallel kinematics.

5th March 2013

Knife edge rollers for lubrication-free belt deflection

igus UK is introducing new knife edge roller bearings that enable manufacturers in the food and beverage industry to increase process efficiencies. The iglidur tribo plastic bearings are reliable and lubrication free, and as a result, offer excellent performance in conveyor systems.

21st February 2013

Capacitive fluid-level sensors feature advanced software

Molex Incorporated is introducing customised capacitive fluid-level sensors, a low-cost measuring system with disposable sensors and reusable electronic circuitry. Designed for measuring fluid or granular material in non-metallic containers, the patent-pending sensor electrode design and configurable software provide higher accuracy with lower hardware cost and easier installation.

14th February 2013

Grip chains for reliable feeding, transportation and positioning

iwis is presenting grip chains with wear- and corrosion-resistant clamping elements. The special-purpose conveyor chains are used for gripping, collecting and transporting thin-walled, large-surface materials, for example in the packaging, food and beverages and electronics industries, in circuit-board production and in metal processing.

13th February 2013

Multi-gate non-contact interlock switch system (HE Series)

Tapeswitch Corporation is releasing a completely new Multi-gate monitoring system, consisting of the HE Series non-contact safety interlock switches and multi-gate SCU-1 control unit for machine guarding, where monitoring for a guard is required and locking is not required, such as in several types of machinery including converting, packaging, paper, food and beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, canning, mail, steel, motor, weighing, semiconductor, plastic, and aluminium machinery applications.

8th February 2013

New laser sensor for process food and beverage applications

Micro-Epsilon is launching a new IP69K-protected series of laser sensors that are suitable for measuring displacement, distance and position in demanding environments, including food and beverage processing and other harsh process manufacturing applications. The new optoNCDT 1402SC sensor series have a stainless steel enclosure that provides class IP69K protection. The sensor is resistant to high-pressure jet washing, as well as providing resistance to aggressive cleaning chemicals, detergents and disinfectants, including hydrogen peroxide and other alkaline- or chlorine-based cleaning agents.

1st February 2013

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